Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 98

Chapter 98 Betrayed By A Villain
After the Emperor heard this, he looked at his ashen face and said with shame, “Thank you for your hard work. Help me take good care of the families of the soldiers who died in battle. Let the military doctors try their best to treat the injured soldiers. It’s my fault. I am ashamed of my ancestors and subjects in Ye Lan.” More than five hundred good children died, and more than five hundred families could no longer be reunited. All of this was because he had raised tigers.

“I will obey the decree. I still have matters to attend to. Your Majesty, please rest early. I will leave first.” Mu Lin thought of the five hundred soldiers who had died in battle. His heart was still heavy. Looking at the Emperor’s regretful expression, he still couldn’t let go of it. These were all Yelan’s good men. They were all Yelan’s warriors. They weren’t fighting in the battlefield openly, and their bodies were wrapped up in horses. Instead, they died because of their own betrayal.

And this person who betrayed them was the emperor they were loyal to. He had been doing his best to protect them. As a heroic soldier of Ye Lan, they were wronged to die like this. Therefore, Mu Lin’s tone towards the emperor inevitably mixed with some emotions.

When the Emperor saw this, he did not bother with it. After all, it was indeed his own fault. Thus, he only waved his hand and said, “Go, it’s been hard on you.”

“Yes, I’m leaving.” After Mu Lin finished speaking, he bowed and left.

Then, the Emperor also got up and walked to the bedside. He said to Mu Hai, who had been following him to protect him, “I want to be alone. You can go down and rest. We will leave early tomorrow morning and rush to the Imperial Capital as soon as possible, so as not to cause any trouble again.”

“Yes, Your Majesty, that lowly official will also retire.” Mu Hai bowed and retreated, However, he didn’t go to rest. Instead, he went straight to his eldest brother’s tent. He had just seen that Mu Lin was also injured, so he had to see it with his own eyes before he could rest assured. After all, it was his eldest brother, and Yu Qing should personally see it. Thus, he walked towards the Commander-in-Chief’s tent where Mu Lin was.

When Mu Hai arrived outside Mu Lin’s tent, he heard Mu Lin shouting angrily from afar, “What did you say? Say it again.” Afterwards, he heard the sound of the tea cup falling to the ground, so he hurriedly quickened his pace. Without waiting for the soldier’s announcement, he directly lifted the curtain and walked in.

When he walked in, A soldier was kneeling on one knee and reporting to Mu Lin, “Report to the general, According to our scouts, It was Helian Lanying who leaked the news of His Majesty’s presence in our camp to the Southern Crown Prince, Helian Lan Ying had successfully married into the Southern Region Crown Prince’s Mansion and became Mu Ling Feng’s side concubine. The wedding was scheduled in three days.

Mu Hai, who had just entered the sect, heard these words and immediately said angrily, “How dare you use the lives of our Ye Lan soldiers to exchange for her own glory and wealth? Such a lowly person is truly intolerable. When the two armies fought, it was when countless soldiers lost their lives on the battlefield, and she actually had the mood to wear a wedding dress.”

“Such a shameless little person, it’s all thanks to the Emperor forcing His Highness the Crown Prince to accept her into the manor. It’s really frustrating. She was once the imperial daughter of Ye Lan, yet she was actually able to do such a dishonest thing.”

When Mu Lin heard his voice, he raised his head to look at him and asked, “Why are you here instead of guarding the Emperor? If anything happens to him, how are you going to explain it to His Highness the Crown Prince?” Qi returned to Qi, but his rationality was still there. If the Emperor fell into the hands of others, this would definitely be a great threat to His Highness the Crown Prince.

How could Mu Hai not know what big brother was worried about? Thus, he said, “Of course I know, The Emperor said he wanted to be quiet and let me come out first. I think he really needs to be quiet. Anyway, Nanjiang has been completely annihilated. The Helian Lei Clan’s troubles are missing from this camp. It should be safe. Besides, I also instructed my subordinates to keep an eye on the Emperor. Big brother just needs to be at ease. ”

“En, let him think about it. Let him see for himself who he has been trying his best to protect all these years.” The two brothers were furious, so they didn’t have that much respect for the Emperor. In any case, these soldiers in the army had always been led by Huyan Mingshuo. He was the one who had the final say in the entire military headquarters. So what if the Emperor was unhappy? Even if you were the Emperor, you wouldn’t be bothered to pay for it.

“Well, the army is safe now anyway. Let him go. I came here to ask what’s going on and see how you’re doing. Are you alright?” As he spoke, he said to the soldier who had just sent the message, “There’s nothing for you here. You can go down first.”

“Yes, Young General.” The soldier saluted and retreated.

After the soldiers retreated, Mu Lin said, “It’s what you heard just now. As for my injuries, how can my injuries compare to the pain in my heart? More than 500 lives have passed away without any reason. They weren’t fighting to protect the country, and their bodies were still being dragged away. Instead, they were betrayed and killed by a lowly person. My brother’s heart hurts.” This was the most unacceptable outcome for a soldier.

Mu Hai saw his eldest brother’s grief, “Big Brother, there’s no need to be sad. We can follow the Crown Prince’s Palace to the battlefield soon. I can promise you that when I, Ye Lan, rule the world, I will use the heads of Helian Lanying and his daughter to pay tribute to my fallen soldiers in Mu Army.

I’m here this time, He also wanted to convey the Crown Prince’s orders to his eldest brother, His Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess have already decided, The Crown Prince intends to use the power of the Heavenly Villa to cut off their supplies first and then cut off all their escape routes. Afterwards, His Highness the Crown Prince mobilized his troops to subdue all the countries and transfer their territories to our territory of Ye Lan, thus establishing the most powerful empire on this continent.

His Highness the Crown Prince also asked me to tell Big Brother, He said that his eldest brother was upright and upright, If the Nanjiang people were really plotting, Big brother must suffer, So His Highness the Crown Prince has decided, He transferred his eldest brother back to the imperial capital, Let His Highness Prince Jing and Madam Ying guard the southern border, After all, His Highness Prince Jing had been raised beside Ni Fei since childhood. accustomed to the tricks of the Nanjiang people, “I also know how to deal with it. Besides, Madam Ying was Imperial Concubine Ni’s maidservant back then. She was a genuine Nanjiang citizen. The so-called’knowing oneself and knowing your enemy ‘meant that she would be invincible in a hundred battles. Besides, His Highness the Crown Prince has already promised to take down Nanjiang in the future and make it His Highness Prince Jing’s fief. I’m sure that their mother and son will definitely go all out.”

Mu Lin quietly watched his younger brother’s mouth open and close. As for what he said, he didn’t hear a single word. He only thought to himself, “His Highness the Crown Prince wants to subdue all countries and establish the strongest empire on this continent.” This was a heavy hammer that struck his heart, causing his blood to boil. This was the wish of countless soldiers from Ye Lan. In the past, they could only think about it. Now that His Highness the Crown Prince was already preparing, how could this not make him excited?

Therefore, when Mu Hai finished speaking, he immediately slapped the table and stood up, saying, “Alright, I, Mu Lin, will go back to the Imperial Capital now, so that I can be at His Highness’ disposal at any time.” As he said that, he got up and went to pack his bows.

Mu Hai was so frightened that he quickly pulled him over and asked, “Big brother, what’s wrong? Did you hear what little brother said clearly?”

However, Mu Lin only stopped and turned around. He patted Mu Hai on the shoulder and said, “Big brother’s ears are good. Naturally, I heard what you said. Be obedient. You’re not as good at fighting as big brother. Stay here and guard this place for big brother. Big brother will escort the emperor back to the imperial capital for you, so that you can be at His Highness’ disposal at any time.”

After Mu Hai heard this, The corner of his mouth twitched. Sure enough, this big brother still hasn’t changed. As soon as I hear there’s a war, He was always the first to rush forward, but he always wanted to leave him in the safest place. In fact, he was afraid that the Mu Clan would be cut off. At this moment, he couldn’t help but think that the Crown Prince still knew his big brother. No wonder when he left the capital, the Crown Prince said, “If I don’t exchange your big brother for him and let him know that I’m going to fight him or not, he’ll probably get sick.”

However, Mu Hai still pulled him back and said, “Big brother, please wait for two days. Someone will replace you to return to the imperial capital. However, it’s not me. It’s His Highness Prince Jing. I estimate that Prince Jing and Madam Ying will arrive in at most three to five days.” Are you kidding me? Even if there’s a war, it can’t be without me, Young General Mu.

Besides, even though Big Brother was willing to let him defend the army instead of him, Father might not be able to do it, Because Mu Hai was the son of a concubine, Mu Feng had been on guard against him since he was young, He was afraid that he would steal Mu Lin’s limelight if he didn’t come into contact with Mu Army’s affairs. If he hadn’t followed Nalan Jinhong to join His Highness the Crown Prince, he wouldn’t have had the title of Young General. At this moment, when he saw that his eldest brother had forgotten his father’s instructions and wanted him to replace him to defend the army, he immediately rejected.

Unexpectedly, Mu Lin continued to pack his luggage. ‘”Second Brother, be good. Stay and guard for a few days. I will go and talk to my father. No matter what, you are also the second young master of the Mu Clan. It is justified to guard for me. Just wait here peacefully. When His Highness Prince Jing arrives, you can return to the Imperial Capital. Big Brother will be the first to do so.”

After saying that, regardless of whether Mu Hai agreed or not, Mu Hai directly pressed Mu Hai down on the chair, but he himself carried a salute to the Emperor’s tent. Watching his eldest brother leave, Mu Hai sighed helplessly. Why did he let him put on such a rogue eldest brother? Therefore, he could only accept his fate and stay in this handsome tent. He got up and found the bed and lay down.

Early the next morning, Mu Lin and the dozens of hidden guards carelessly returned to the imperial capital, leaving behind a dissatisfied Mu Hai. After sending them out of the camp, they obediently returned to the camp and waited for Prince Jing’s mother and son to replace him.

The Emperor looked at the happy and resentful expressions of the two brothers and only smiled in relief. Fortunately, his soldiers in Ye Lan were fighting for the warriors on the battlefield, not the cowards who could only be cowards.

It was only a dozen days’ journey from here to the imperial capital. Everyone knew how to sleep at night, and they hurried to the imperial capital quickly.

Three days later, in the Crown Prince’s Mansion in Nanjiang’s capital, Today was the day Helian Lanying entered the manor, But due to the rush of time, Another side princess, Therefore, everything could only be done in a simple manner. Mu Ling Feng only sent a sedan chair to the border to bring her into the mansion. The scene was really shabby. Helian Lan Ying had a face full of joy in the bridal chamber, but Helian Lei had a face full of worry. This Mu Ling Feng was really not someone they could handle. If their daughter did this, sooner or later, the future of the Helian Clan would be ruined.

Helian Lanying saw her father’s sad face, so she said unhappily, “Why is this father? Daughter is married today, but father is putting on a bad face. Doesn’t this mean that he doesn’t want his daughter to be happy?” She was now the Crown Prince’s concubine, and the Helian Clan’s people were only hosts, so her attitude towards her father began to be domineering.

Helian Lei looked at this kind of daughter and felt that she was very unfamiliar. He was unable to find anything to say for a while, so he sighed and said, “I hope you can be happy. Father is old, you guys can do your own thing.” As he spoke, he staggered away from the Crown Prince’s Mansion, leaving Helian Lanying and her daughter behind, waiting for Mu Lingfeng’s arrival in the bridal chamber alone.

However, the night passed, and the sun rose. Helian Lanying did not even see Mu Lingfeng’s shadow, so all her patience was worn out. She got up and pushed open the door. She grabbed a maid and asked, “Where is cousin now? Whose room did you stay in last night?”